Monthly Archives: December 2012

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Article: Secret Passage Way Bookshelves

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The link below is to an article that looks at a number of secret passageway bookshelves.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/12/19/10-drool-worthy-secret-passage-bookshelves/

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Article: Digital Publishing Predictions for 2013

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The link below is to an article that gives 10 predictions concerning ebooks and digital publishing for 2013.

For more visit:
http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/ten-bold-predictions-for-ebooks-and-digital-publishing-in-2013/

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Article: Penguin Settles in Price Fixing Suit

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The link below is to an article that reports on book publishing firm Penguin settling in the ebook pricing suit.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/penguin-settles-price-fixing-suit-with-the-doj_b62676

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Article: Gift Wrapping Books

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The link below is to an article that looks at  wrapping books as gifts.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/12/18/cute-ideas-for-wrapping-books/

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Article: Digital Book Apps for Kids

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The link below is to an article that looks at 5 digital book apps for kids.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/great-apps-for-kids-and-digital-books-that-deliver/

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Article: The Future of Reading?

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The link below is to an article that looks at a possible future for reading and ebooks. Is this an assessment you agree with? What do you think?

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-flat-future-of-electronic-reading/

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Article: Assisting the Author to Deal with Rejection

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The link below is to an article (which links to further articles) dealing with how authors can deal with rejection, whether it be from critics or the book buying public in general.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2012/12/how-to-deal-with-rejection-as-a-writer/

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Article: Self-Publishing

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The link below is to an article that looks at self-publishing.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/12/19/167448748/self-publishing-no-longer-just-a-vanity-project

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Article: 200 Years of Grimm

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The link below is to an article that reports on the 200th anniversary of Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/19/grimm-brothers-anniversary-german-culture

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Article: The Biblio-Mat

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The link below is to an article that looks at a Canadian Used Bookseller’s (The Monkey’s Paw) vending machine that will spit out a random used book for $2.00. The vending machine is called the Biblio-Mat.

For more visit:
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2012/11/15/today-in-spectacular-bookseller-practices-a-random-used-book-vending-machine